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>>neil: we are hearing that senator harry reid will bring the omnibus bill to the floor at 6:00 p.m. tonight, in a little over an hour and senator demint, we told you of the tea party supporters gathering outside his office will urge a trigger on reading the 1,924-page bill that could conceivably take 50 hours. get ready. we are if for a long waited. ♪ oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. ♪ [ male announcer ] you know her. we know diamonds. together we'll make her holiday. that's why only zales is the diamond store. where you can get up to $1,000 off now through sunday. >>neil: i love those trees. they look like missiles. and i am back great the mall. not a moment too soon. what are you doing? i am ashamed of you. have not one of you heeded my shopping tips all these years? guys, you are pa note issues, shopping with no purpose and a total embarrassment to your gender. not a moment to soon, a christmas tree branch extended to you to make it right. and make you right. yes, it's time for my annual christmas shopping tips for men. no music, just that. each year i get angry e-mails from women s
>>neil: we are hearing that senator harry reid will bring the omnibus bill to the floor at 6:00 p.m. tonight, in a little over an hour and senator demint, we told you of the tea party supporters gathering outside his office will urge a trigger on reading the 1,924-page bill that could conceivably take 50 hours. get ready. we are if for a long waited. ♪ oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. ♪ [ male announcer ] you know her. we know diamonds. together we'll make her holiday. that's why only zales...
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he's allowing nancy pelosi and harry reid to set the agenda. he has from the beginning. he made all these promises about earmarks. he didn't stand up and say no, take those earmarks out. let's roll the tape first. >> our earmark system what is called pork barrel spending in washington is fraught with abuse. it badly needs reform. i pledge to slash:#okx earmarksy more than half when i'm president of the united states of america. i'm not going to tell you what i'm going to spend, i'm going to tell you what i will save. we will go through the federal budget page by page, line by line eliminate programs that don't work. senator mccain talks about earmarks. no doubt the system needs reform and things we spend money on that need to be eliminated. >> sean: first bill he signs 9,000 earmarks into law. he said he would eliminate ear marks. nancy pelosi, harry reid put it in there. he didn't have the courage to say i won't sign this bill! he seems to have no strength. he seems weak! >> sean, again, i think the president has proved that when he entered into a agreement with republi
he's allowing nancy pelosi and harry reid to set the agenda. he has from the beginning. he made all these promises about earmarks. he didn't stand up and say no, take those earmarks out. let's roll the tape first. >> our earmark system what is called pork barrel spending in washington is fraught with abuse. it badly needs reform. i pledge to slash:#okx earmarksy more than half when i'm president of the united states of america. i'm not going to tell you what i'm going to spend, i'm going...
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here's senator harry reid responding to kyl. let's listen. >> yobt nei don't need to hear s of kyl and demint to remind me of what christmas means. my question is where were their concerns filibuster after filibuster on major pieces of legislation? >> don't they have a gag that says, i can't say this? the holidays, they're trying to -- with some kind of -- they should be saved for at least special occasions. why are they bringing them up now? >> what is a holiday, chris? >> there is no gag anymore. that's the thing. that's what seems to be changes is that anything goes now. you can use any ridiculous argument you want. if you try to appeal to the base or try to figure out another way to get a little bit of an edge, they'll use it. it used to be there were these constraints, particularly in the senate, where when they said by distinguished colleague, it wasn't just blather. it was because they respected certain boundaries on the debate. >> is there some living soul out there that's listening to demint or kyl who goes to vote in a
here's senator harry reid responding to kyl. let's listen. >> yobt nei don't need to hear s of kyl and demint to remind me of what christmas means. my question is where were their concerns filibuster after filibuster on major pieces of legislation? >> don't they have a gag that says, i can't say this? the holidays, they're trying to -- with some kind of -- they should be saved for at least special occasions. why are they bringing them up now? >> what is a holiday, chris?...
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s>> barack obama and harry reid played politics on this. you know how many hearings there were on the dream act in the last years? zero. no amendments passed. they failed to get cloture. is that a way to pass serious legislation? is this bill so perfectly dreamed up, so to speak, three years ago we shouldn't have debate on committee on it in the normal mark-up and testimony from experts? it's a come mycated matter deal -- complicated matter dealing with the immigration. it's political gamut to make republicans look anti-hispanic. i don't think it will work. >> it was political deal by republicans to make devils out of anybody who has come to this country, it's a country of immigrants and that their children of parents who served in the military are not allowed to be citizens. it's anti-american, bill. the talk show host, the right wing talk show host would beat up any republican who supported a realistic effort. >> usually legislation, there is hearing and mark-up and expert witnesses. none of it. political attempt to jam this through. >> c
s>> barack obama and harry reid played politics on this. you know how many hearings there were on the dream act in the last years? zero. no amendments passed. they failed to get cloture. is that a way to pass serious legislation? is this bill so perfectly dreamed up, so to speak, three years ago we shouldn't have debate on committee on it in the normal mark-up and testimony from experts? it's a come mycated matter deal -- complicated matter dealing with the immigration. it's political...
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now, just moments before that statement senator harry reid pulled the corrupt spending bill from the senate floor. of course, while i was bloviating, i had no idea. but reid did. he knew that once the honest media got ahold of the bill, he was toast. just to refresh your memory, the bill allotted about $10 million for a foundation honoring the late congressman john murtha. $8 million for a ted kennedy institution. 36 million more for the corrupt public broadcasting corporation bringing that outlet up to 500 million bucks a year of your money. there is no way we are going to stand for that kind of waste. total pork about 9 billion in the bill. so reid is humiliated, not that he cares, he doesn't. but the country is obviously wising up fast. the u.s.a. now owes about $14 trillion and the head of the fed ben bernanke says we better start paying that debt down or there is going to be a fiscal disaster here as there is in california right now, in greece, and in ireland. that brings us to people who feel the government owes them stuff, riots throughout europe this week have demonstrated th
now, just moments before that statement senator harry reid pulled the corrupt spending bill from the senate floor. of course, while i was bloviating, i had no idea. but reid did. he knew that once the honest media got ahold of the bill, he was toast. just to refresh your memory, the bill allotted about $10 million for a foundation honoring the late congressman john murtha. $8 million for a ted kennedy institution. 36 million more for the corrupt public broadcasting corporation bringing that...
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>> harry reid says he wants to move it tomorrow morning. i think the prospects for ultimate passage of the dream act are slim to none at this point. i would say, however, where we were looking two days ago on to "don't ask, don't tell" and on the start treaty, those might have flipped. it's probably more likely that we get don't ask, don't tell passed. and less likely that we have start pass. primarily because mccain can cane has his backup and is causing problems in the senate. >> bret: conservatives call it the beginning of amnesty. the dream act. you don't think the votes are there? >> i think deservedly it not succeed. it's larger than it appears. it's sold as helping unfortunate young folks born here but it will have ripple effects to include families ultimately. huge step to general amnesty before we shut the borders. that is the problem. >> bret: the schedule it seems like they're going to get all of this in. >> probably get a vote on start. it will hinge on mccain, whose protest is on missile defense which is the key issue here. he
>> harry reid says he wants to move it tomorrow morning. i think the prospects for ultimate passage of the dream act are slim to none at this point. i would say, however, where we were looking two days ago on to "don't ask, don't tell" and on the start treaty, those might have flipped. it's probably more likely that we get don't ask, don't tell passed. and less likely that we have start pass. primarily because mccain can cane has his backup and is causing problems in the senate....
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stay with fox news for the latest.ihsxf >> tonight senate majority leader harry reid just announced a vote on the tax compromise will happen tomorrow. your taxes still hang in the balance. we have a report in a few minutes. first, does president obama think he has changed washington? >> i don't think there's a sense i've been successful. i think people feel that washington still is dysfunctional. >> greta: he has a rough road away the fight overtax cuts getting rougher every minute. there's health care. yesterday a federal judge in virginia dealt the health care bill a blow. declaring mandate provision unconstitutional. in 36 hours, 20 states march. ed into a court in florida demanding that judge declare the health care law unconstitutional. governor pawlenty joins us live. first the taxes, certainly consuming the nation they are still working over my left shoulder trying to hammer out what they think. >> well, it is like you said, couldn't they have done this a few months ago? why does it come down to the last few days when they expire? as importantly, we can't let taxes go up in the
stay with fox news for the latest.ihsxf >> tonight senate majority leader harry reid just announced a vote on the tax compromise will happen tomorrow. your taxes still hang in the balance. we have a report in a few minutes. first, does president obama think he has changed washington? >> i don't think there's a sense i've been successful. i think people feel that washington still is dysfunctional. >> greta: he has a rough road away the fight overtax cuts getting rougher every...
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the measure cleared the house yesterday no problem but senator harry reid warns there will not be much time for debate on that issue in the upper chamber and the senate still has to ratify a new nuclear arms treaty with russia. some republicans complain the u.s. made too many concessions in that treaty. it would limit america's defense options but it's a top foreign policy priority for president obama so you know the republicans want them to fail on it. that's how politics works. they urge the senate to approve it as is. well, that wikileaks guy, julian assange out of jail in london tonight. a judge released him on bail of more than 300,000 usd or the equivalent. the judge rejected an appeal from swedish prosecutors. they're fighting to bring assange back to sweden where he's facing accusations including rape. assange insisted again today, he's not done anything wrong. >> i hope we continue my work and continue to profess my innocence in this matter and to reveal as we have not yet the evidence on these allegations. >> shepard: he apparently will be able to continue his work of releasi
the measure cleared the house yesterday no problem but senator harry reid warns there will not be much time for debate on that issue in the upper chamber and the senate still has to ratify a new nuclear arms treaty with russia. some republicans complain the u.s. made too many concessions in that treaty. it would limit america's defense options but it's a top foreign policy priority for president obama so you know the republicans want them to fail on it. that's how politics works. they urge the...
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this is how harry reid set it up originally. he said it actually was the constitutional right of members of congress to spend your money. >> we have a constitutional duty to do congressionally directed spending and i don't want to give up that responsibility. i can't understand why some of the more conservative members here want to give up their power. i don't understand that. >> well, maybe you don't. we think judge andrew napolitano will be with us this hour to tell us whether or not harry reid is accurate in what he just said. you know what you really have to call this, what happened with this gigantic pork laden spending bill, this is the tea party takedown. this shows that the tea party, the impact of the tea party will be felt long past november. you have three senators to thank for this. tom coburn, also john mccain who was on this program yesterday and jim demint. yesterday, john mccain was on this program. and he talked about how they were willing to read the bill page by page. also, they were ready for a government shu
this is how harry reid set it up originally. he said it actually was the constitutional right of members of congress to spend your money. >> we have a constitutional duty to do congressionally directed spending and i don't want to give up that responsibility. i can't understand why some of the more conservative members here want to give up their power. i don't understand that. >> well, maybe you don't. we think judge andrew napolitano will be with us this hour to tell us whether or...
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. >> reporter: democratic majority leader harry reid defended the bi and will fight to pass it. i think that the people on the appropriations committee work very, very hard. i think they have a very good ece of legislation. and i think we're going to move forward with that. >> reporter: the estimated total for these earmarks is $8 billion, less than 1% of the whole tal. and it actually is a smaller number than years past. now, republicans like mcconnell say they've got some of these in here too. but they will fight to stop this bill. brian? >> kelly o'donnell on the hill for us tonight. kelly, thanks for that. >>> overseas, there has been a victory for the wikileaks founde julian assange, in his fight to get out of prison. but tonight there has also been a catch. our own peter alexander remains outside the prison in southwest london tonight. peter, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. he will remain here in the prison for at least one more night. returning to court by thursday after swedish authorities appeal the judge's decision, ordering his release on a bail
. >> reporter: democratic majority leader harry reid defended the bi and will fight to pass it. i think that the people on the appropriations committee work very, very hard. i think they have a very good ece of legislation. and i think we're going to move forward with that. >> reporter: the estimated total for these earmarks is $8 billion, less than 1% of the whole tal. and it actually is a smaller number than years past. now, republicans like mcconnell say they've got some of these...
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majority leader harry reid has the power, if he wants to use it, to bring it to the floor for vote as early as tomorrow. senator reid's office says it's likely going to happen late next week. meantime, opponents of the appeal and ratifying of the s.t.a.r.t. nuclear arms treat is angry at the plan to keep them in washington next week and it touched off a food fight seems like you only can have in washington, d.c. only this time the senators who don't want to miss out on their vacation are bringing christianity into the argument. >> it is impossible to do all of the things that the majority leader laid out without doing frankly without disrespecting the institution and without disrespecting one of the two holiest of holidays for christians and the families of all of the senate, not just the senators themselves, but all of the staff. >> senator jim demint echoed that argument telling politico and i quote, we shouldn't be jamming a major arms control treaty up against christmas. it's sacrilegious and disrespectful. what's going on is wrong. this is the most sacred holiday for christians.
majority leader harry reid has the power, if he wants to use it, to bring it to the floor for vote as early as tomorrow. senator reid's office says it's likely going to happen late next week. meantime, opponents of the appeal and ratifying of the s.t.a.r.t. nuclear arms treat is angry at the plan to keep them in washington next week and it touched off a food fight seems like you only can have in washington, d.c. only this time the senators who don't want to miss out on their vacation are...
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senate majority leader harry reid will seek to shut down debate on the dream act. this is the controversial immigration reform that creates a path to citizenship for youthful illegal immigrants who serve in the military or attend college that will likely fail. >> those are the kind of things that some of them you would normally address at the end of the session. some of them are the types of things that you would normally not address at the end of the session. i think this democratic majority is having a hard time letting go of power because they know they're going to be replaced by a new bunch come january. >> now, the same will be attempted for the don't ask, don't tell policy that will likely pass and likely trigger a period of 30 hours of debate. after which the senate is likely to join the house in approving a repeal of the pentagon's ban on open homosexuals. a move to shut down debate on the start 2 nuclear arms treat were will get pushed to sunday will likely possible passage next week. that is when the senate is likely to consider the 9/11 health package fo
senate majority leader harry reid will seek to shut down debate on the dream act. this is the controversial immigration reform that creates a path to citizenship for youthful illegal immigrants who serve in the military or attend college that will likely fail. >> those are the kind of things that some of them you would normally address at the end of the session. some of them are the types of things that you would normally not address at the end of the session. i think this democratic...
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harry reid decided to call the bluff of the republicans with this $1.1 trillion spending bill full of earmarks, many of them put there by republicans, indeed, the two senators from mississippi both republicans were the two larger earmarkers. he called the republicans' bluff. and it turns out the republicans weren't bluffing. they swallowed their own earmarks. took them off the table and defeated the bill which included, by the way, a billion dollars in enforcement mechanisms for the health care bill so the war that was going to consume the next year over spending and small skirmishes has already begun. >> let me play this interesting exchange that our own jonathan karl had with senator cornyn on this issue of earmarks. >> going through this bill, there's earmark after earmark from the both of you. i mean millions of dollars in earmarks from the two of you and from other senators. how do you have any credibility on this? why do you have earmarks in here? >> because we're going to vote against the bill. this is the wrong way to do business. >> senator, were you wrong when you put these
harry reid decided to call the bluff of the republicans with this $1.1 trillion spending bill full of earmarks, many of them put there by republicans, indeed, the two senators from mississippi both republicans were the two larger earmarkers. he called the republicans' bluff. and it turns out the republicans weren't bluffing. they swallowed their own earmarks. took them off the table and defeated the bill which included, by the way, a billion dollars in enforcement mechanisms for the health care...
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now, today, harry reid really defended those earmarks and he said he woe defend it against whoever is in the white house, to be george bush or barack obama. but again, looking that the bill this is 2,000 pages and suzanne, this is really going to be quite dramatic here in about an hour because senator jim demint, a republican, is insisting that this whole bill be read and we are told by the number two democrat in the senate, dick durbin that that could take somewhere between 30 and 60 hours for the senate clerk to read. >> an unbelievable development we are watching there mean while, house democrats, now stuck on the tax bill. tell us what is going on with that. >> that is right. liberal democrats who have had some objections to this agreement reached between president obama and senate republicans. they are in a full-scale revolt at this point. earlier, we saw democratic leaders have to pull this bill from the floor because it seemed clear it might not clear a procedural hurdle. at the same time, speaker pelosi is insisting they are going to go ahead with a vote tonight. liberal democ
now, today, harry reid really defended those earmarks and he said he woe defend it against whoever is in the white house, to be george bush or barack obama. but again, looking that the bill this is 2,000 pages and suzanne, this is really going to be quite dramatic here in about an hour because senator jim demint, a republican, is insisting that this whole bill be read and we are told by the number two democrat in the senate, dick durbin that that could take somewhere between 30 and 60 hours for...
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. >>> republicans voting against it, democrats for it, except for harry reid who changed his vote to no so the bill could be reconsidered at a later date. just today there were fireworks on the senate floor when john mccain downplayed the senate's work on the bill as, quote, fooling around. here's exactly what he said. >> after all of the fooling around that we've been doing on dream act, on new york city, on all of these other issues that have taken up our time, we will not have a time agreement. >> fooling around, senator schumer took exception to that. >> this is not fooling around. these men and the thousands of others who rushed to the towers on 9/11 and in the days thereafter were not fooling around. they, just like my colleague from arizona, were risking their lives. to call that helping them fooling around is saddening and frustrating. we are not fooling around. we are fulfilling our duty as patriotic americans to all of those from new york and elsewhere who rushed to the towers. i repeat, it is not, i underline, it is not fooling around on new york city. >> well, all 42 sena
. >>> republicans voting against it, democrats for it, except for harry reid who changed his vote to no so the bill could be reconsidered at a later date. just today there were fireworks on the senate floor when john mccain downplayed the senate's work on the bill as, quote, fooling around. here's exactly what he said. >> after all of the fooling around that we've been doing on dream act, on new york city, on all of these other issues that have taken up our time, we will not have...
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reid said, including president obama, we want to wait. let's get the s.t.a.r.t. treaty done. they said we're going to schedule it and do it before the s.t.a.r.t. treaty. that's what sealed the deal. >> and the four republicans, originally it was, we are not going to do anything else until we fund the government but now they are on the record saying, you have our vote no matter what. >> i've talked to all four aides and they said it's unconditional at this point. they realize the government will be funded in some way, shape, or form, the money runs out on saturday night, there is going to be a short-term fix to that. they are on board and i'll tell thaw senator lieberman and other supporters think that they may get more than 60 votes at this point. it is giving a little time to the marine corps to get this done right. most of us who have watched the military believe with great confidence that the military will get this done quickly. secretary gates is fully behind this and head of the joints chief are behind it. they are leaving the timeta
reid said, including president obama, we want to wait. let's get the s.t.a.r.t. treaty done. they said we're going to schedule it and do it before the s.t.a.r.t. treaty. that's what sealed the deal. >> and the four republicans, originally it was, we are not going to do anything else until we fund the government but now they are on the record saying, you have our vote no matter what. >> i've talked to all four aides and they said it's unconditional at this point. they realize the...
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it died, senator harry reid, senate majority leader pulled it because he realized he didn't have the votes. you have to wonder, was this a missed opportunity? if the president got ahead of this, say, it's too big, too expensive, i'm going to take a lead on this. >> some people have issue with the president, is she governing well? almost everyone thinks he plays politics well. he missed one here. me could have gotten out in front of the parade, could have sent the signal, i worry about deficits and spending, and ps it's going to happen anyway. he could have picked up the phone, said to harry reid, hold this bill, it would have demonstrated strength. that's the president's weakness. the world and american voters wonder if he has strength to bring discipline to governing? >> the deficit wasn't caused by earmarks. all the earmarks put together in that bill were $8 billion, take them out we would balance the budget in, get it, 163 years. deficits were caused by tax cuts for the rich, two wars we didn't pay for, a prescription drug benefit -- in the senate he had earmarks but he disclosed
it died, senator harry reid, senate majority leader pulled it because he realized he didn't have the votes. you have to wonder, was this a missed opportunity? if the president got ahead of this, say, it's too big, too expensive, i'm going to take a lead on this. >> some people have issue with the president, is she governing well? almost everyone thinks he plays politics well. he missed one here. me could have gotten out in front of the parade, could have sent the signal, i worry about...
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senator harry reid is also using the lame duck session to push legislation, supporting the online poker industry. yes. go figure. joining us from the left and right respectively roland martin and erick erickson. editor in chief of redstate.com. erick, you heard senator tom harkin a moment ago saying, look, how can republicans be focused on extending tax cuts for roughly the wealthiest 2% of the country when you've got unemployment benefits for millions of americans set to expire. doesn't that seem on the surface fundamentally unfair? >> not at all because they're going to pass. this is all political theater on the floor of the senate. the unemployment benefits will be extended. i've got no doubt. whether or not they should is an entirely separate question, but let's keep in mind the job creators in this country come from the 2% that the tax cuts are going to being expanded to and those are going to be expanded as well. democrats know it. they'll cave just as quickly as republicans will on unemployment benefits. >> roland, does erick have a valid point? it might not seem to be in the hol
senator harry reid is also using the lame duck session to push legislation, supporting the online poker industry. yes. go figure. joining us from the left and right respectively roland martin and erick erickson. editor in chief of redstate.com. erick, you heard senator tom harkin a moment ago saying, look, how can republicans be focused on extending tax cuts for roughly the wealthiest 2% of the country when you've got unemployment benefits for millions of americans set to expire. doesn't that...
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i wish harry reid would have lost. as a liberal democrat, i think he's a disgrace." patty says, "when nancy pelosi became speaker of the house, i was elated. now i'm just glad to see her sit down." if you want to read more on this, go to the blog. if you don't, don't. suzanne? >> give them a choice. all right, jack. >>> well, frosty the snowman, he didn't have time to melt. our jeanne moos is next with the most unusual look at what a bus driver did after slamming through a snowy street prank. extraordinary craftsmanship. we fill them with amazing technology. and we fill them with inspired design. and now your chevy dealer wants to fill them with as much good will as we can. come see how chevy is giving more. right now, get no monthly payments till spring plus 0% apr financing and fifteen hundred dollars holiday allowance on most chevy models. see how your dealer is giving at facebook.com/chevrolet. i'm hugh jidette and i'm running for president. i'll say a lot of things but do i really care about this baby's future? when he's 30 years old our $13 trillion debt will b
i wish harry reid would have lost. as a liberal democrat, i think he's a disgrace." patty says, "when nancy pelosi became speaker of the house, i was elated. now i'm just glad to see her sit down." if you want to read more on this, go to the blog. if you don't, don't. suzanne? >> give them a choice. all right, jack. >>> well, frosty the snowman, he didn't have time to melt. our jeanne moos is next with the most unusual look at what a bus driver did after slamming...
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today senate minority leader mitch mcconnell sent a letter to harry reid saying republican z would block all democratic initiatives unless they got their way on extending all the bush tax cuts. no action they said on don't ask don't tell, extending jobless benefits, none of it. this was a day after the summit at the white house with senator mcconnell in the room at which all sides talked about working together. >> i was encouraged by the president's remarks regarding his perhaps not having reached out enough to us in the last session. and that this meeting was the beginning of a series in which he hoped we could work together in a different fashion for the benefit of the american people, given the problems that we face. >> and i agree that the president did make an important point that eric mentioned that he hasn't spent as much time with us reaching out and talking to us. and committed to do so. and as i told the president, i think spending more time will help us find some common ground. >> i think that there was a sincere effort on the part of everybody involved to actually commit to w
today senate minority leader mitch mcconnell sent a letter to harry reid saying republican z would block all democratic initiatives unless they got their way on extending all the bush tax cuts. no action they said on don't ask don't tell, extending jobless benefits, none of it. this was a day after the summit at the white house with senator mcconnell in the room at which all sides talked about working together. >> i was encouraged by the president's remarks regarding his perhaps not...
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democratic leader harry reid has said that the senate could work right through christmas day or around at least christmas eve, if it hasn't been rat fig the nuclear arms deal with russia. republican senator jon kyl's response says reid is disrespecting christians. republican jim demint echoed the religious rage calling it sacrilegious. to hold a vote on s.t.a.r.t. around christmas. here is senator reid defending himself and shooting back. >> i don't need to hear the sanctimonious lectures of senator kyl and demint to remind me of what christmas means. my question, madam president, is where were their concerns about christmases to in that filibuster after filibuster on a major piece of legislation during this entire congress? >> well, how about a nuclear arms race, a renewed one? is that a better way to celebrate christmas? look, s.t.a.r.t.'s important enough to stick around, at least another week. finally, do as i say, not as i do. here we go. hypocrisy time. republican senator john cornyn has requested millions in pet projects in a new spending bill designed with all that ballyhoo on
democratic leader harry reid has said that the senate could work right through christmas day or around at least christmas eve, if it hasn't been rat fig the nuclear arms deal with russia. republican senator jon kyl's response says reid is disrespecting christians. republican jim demint echoed the religious rage calling it sacrilegious. to hold a vote on s.t.a.r.t. around christmas. here is senator reid defending himself and shooting back. >> i don't need to hear the sanctimonious lectures...
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so in the end, harry reid pulled the deal off the table. and john mccain, one of the -- one of the republicans leading the charge against this spending bill because of those earmarks took a victory lap last night. here he is. >> well, i'd like to extend my gratitude to the american people, the tea partiers. those who have aligned themselves with the cause to stop the spending and the mortgaging of our children and grandchildren's future. we've amassed a $40,000 debt for every man, woman, and child in america. the latest commission that reported out clearly indicated that we are on a collision course that could bring down the very economy of this country. >> so what's going to happen now? basically republicans and democrats are going to start working together, t.j. they're going to craft what is essentially a continuing resolution. more washington speak for a bill that will keep the government running for another couple of months. all of this clears the runway for the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. it has already passed the house, it may p
so in the end, harry reid pulled the deal off the table. and john mccain, one of the -- one of the republicans leading the charge against this spending bill because of those earmarks took a victory lap last night. here he is. >> well, i'd like to extend my gratitude to the american people, the tea partiers. those who have aligned themselves with the cause to stop the spending and the mortgaging of our children and grandchildren's future. we've amassed a $40,000 debt for every man, woman,...
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. >> reporter: but what you're seeing here, and we've heard this from senate majority leader harry reid is democrats saying, we're going to have these votes. we are sticking up for the middle class, that's what they say, and we are going to try to paint republicans as they have before in the past as holding these tax cuts for the middle class hostage to tax cuts for the wealthy. they're saying they care about millionaires and billionaires and they're really trying to make that difference. but, of course, there are some democrats, you guys who are on the side of republicans in this. and the fact is, democrats would have a very hard time passing this partial extension. >> brianna, these machinations we're seeing in both houses of congress, do they accurately reflect how americans are feeling about the tax cuts? >> reporter: if you look at one of the most recent polls, this comes from cbs news, it's pretty different. let me tell you about this. it shows that -- if you look at who wants to continue tax cuts for all americans? 26%. this would be across the board. continuing these tax breaks
. >> reporter: but what you're seeing here, and we've heard this from senate majority leader harry reid is democrats saying, we're going to have these votes. we are sticking up for the middle class, that's what they say, and we are going to try to paint republicans as they have before in the past as holding these tax cuts for the middle class hostage to tax cuts for the wealthy. they're saying they care about millionaires and billionaires and they're really trying to make that difference....